1. Explorers, Pioneers, and Discoverers
Unit 4 Week 3 Day 3

2. Question of the Week:
What does it mean to be a pioneer?

3. Cause and Effect: Shows a relationship cause  effect

4. Inferring: Using clues from the text and prior knowledge to form opinions

5. bondage
being held against your will under the control of another; slavery

6. commissioned
holding the rank of second lieutenant or above in the U.S. Army

7. earthen
made of ground, soil, or earth

8. encounter
meet unexpectedly; meet in battle

9. homesteaders
persons who own and live on land granted by the U.S. government

10. settlement
a group of buildings and people living in them

11. Possessive Pronouns:
Pronouns that show ownership are possessive pronouns
Examples: my, your, her, our, their, mine, yours, hers, ours, theirs
Grammar transparency

12. Independent Work: “Black Frontiers” Organizer (due tomorrow)
Spelling menu (due Friday)
Study spelling words
Read choice novel